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Our hearts are broken at the loss of three members of our community, Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr., and D’Sean Perry and our two UVA students currently receiving care from our medical center. Our
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family truly appreciates all the support from all over the country today. 🧡
Devin, Lavel and D’Sean were our classmates, teammates, friends and family. They were study partners and role models. They made us laugh and inspired us. They had dreams. They succeeded both on and off the field. They are forever Cavaliers.
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BREAKING: The No. 2 ranked
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men’s basketball team has won at Cameron Indoor Stadium for the first time since 1995, defeating No. 4 Duke, 65-63.
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We're deeply proud of this team for their resilience and fortitude, and for how they've represented the University on the national stage. Congratulations,
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!
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Sorry, missed this tweet while we were polishing our 25 NCAA team championship trophies. Here’s what one looks like, btw.
To everyone at
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and Spartans everywhere, you are not alone. We are with you and will support your healing in every way we can. 💚 🤍
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At 6:30 a.m. this morning, construction crews working on the new
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wing lined up to applaud and cheer health care workers on their way into work or leaving their shifts.
Chris Raupp, who has worked in UVA’s Newcomb Hall for 27 years, recently won a gold medal in tennis doubles at the Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi.
Today's Memorial Service honored the lives of Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis, Jr. and D’Sean Perry, as well as the two students injured in the shooting, Mike Hollins and Marlee Morgan. Always remember the light they share with all of us.
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The University’s Board of Visitors voted Thursday to rename Ruffner Hall in honor of Walter Ridley, the first African-American to earn a doctoral degree from UVA.
Students by the dozens, bundled against a November chill, wrote messages of remembrance on the University of Virginia’s landmark Beta Bridge Wednesday afternoon.
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Following a period of tragic loss for UVA, we will pause social media posts during the Thanksgiving break. We wish the UVA community a peaceful holiday, and remain grateful for the company of family, friends and supporters.
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Thanks to a determined, whirlwind effort on the part of a team of physicians and collaboration and support from across the UVA community,
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is now administering its own COVID-19 tests.
It is the season of light. The lights of Devin, D’Sean, and Lavel. The light of our community coming together to celebrate their lives and mourn their loss. The compassion and connections that define this community and that light the way forward for all of us.
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Elizabeth Pollard, a recent graduate from the School of Nursing, sent us these photos from her family vacation in Emerald Isle, NC. Her brother and father built this incredible Rotunda out of sand. Wahoowa!